Medical Quiz Book

Anand Deshpande Dr

Description

Are you familiar with the way the human body works? Do you understand medical terminology? Are you well informed about common diseases? If so this handy quiz book is just what you need to test your knowledge of human biology. Where in the body is the thyroid gland situated? What is the name of the pigment that gives blood its red colour? What is the average body temperature of a healthy adult? The answers to all these questions and more can be found inside this book. Written in an easy to understand multiple choice format, The Medical Quiz Book contains 500 questions about human anatomy, the way the body functions and information about everyday illnesses. Some answers are simple facts; whilst others carry more detailed explanations making this useful quiz book as interesting as it is informative. So, if you want to find out more about the fascinating way in which we humans are put together, the factors that promote good health and the reasons we sometimes become unwell, this book is for you.

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 25 juillet 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781908548115
• Langue: English

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THE MEDICAL QUIZ BOOK

Test Your Medical Knowledge




Compiled by Dr Anand Deshpande




Publisher Information

First published in 2011 by
Apex Publishing Ltd
PO Box 7086, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 5WN, England
www.apexpublishing.co.uk

Digital version converted and published in 2011 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com

Copyright © 2011 by Chris Cowlin
The author has asserted his moral rights

All rights reserved. This book is sold subject to the condition, that no part of this book is to be reproduced, in any shape or form. Or by way of trade, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition, including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser, without prior permission of the copyright holder.




Introduction

This book is aimed at the general reader interested in testing their medical knowledge.
Each question is given three possible answers but only one is correct. Some questions are easy and can be answered from the basic knowledge of biology learnt at school. Many questions need basic medical facts to answer correctly. When I say facts, the reader should be aware that medicine is a biological science and is not as precise and exact as mathematics or physics. There can be variations in these basic facts concerning the human body. Hence, the questions use words such as “average” “healthy adult”, etc. If there is such one!
In answering these questions if the readers enjoy testing themselves and in the process gain some medical knowledge of general interest, I am glad my effort in writing this book has been worthwhile.
I am grateful to Chris Cowlin and Apex Publishing Ltd for publishing this ebook.

Dr Anand Deshpande
Westhoughton, United Kingdom



Questions

1.What is the average weight of the human brain?
(a) 100 grams (b) 1450 grams (c) 3000 grams
2.How much juice does the stomach secrete in 24 hours?
(a) 100 millilitres (b) 500 millilitres (c) 1500 millilitres
3.What is the name of the part of the brain that controls the body temperature?
(a) Hypothalamus (b) Cerebellum (c) Optic chiasma
4.Where in the body is the thyroid gland situated?
(a) the neck (b) the abdomen (c) base of the skull
5.How many pairs of ribs are there in the chest?
(a) eight (b) twelve (c) ten
6.Axis is the name of a small bone in our body. Where can you find it?
(a) in the foot (b) in the neck (c) in the hip
7.Rods and cones are types of cells. Where are they?
(a) in the eye (b) in the tongue (c) in the heart
8.On average how many hairs are there on the head?
(a) 1000 (b) 10,000 (c) 100,000
9.Where are the phalanges in our body?
(a) fingers and toes (b) forearm (s) the spine
10.How many litres of blood does a healthy adult have?
(a) 5 litres (b) 2 litres (c) 10 litres
11.What is the function of the olfactory nerve?
(a) sense of smell (b) sense of taste (c) sense of hearing
12.The appendix is at the end of the small intestine and at the beginning of the large intestine. How does it help in the digestion of the food?
(a) digests proteins (b) digests fats (c) doesn’t participate in digestion
13.A two-layered covering membrane protects the heart. What is it called?
(a) pericardium (b) peritoneum (c) capillary plexus
14.By what common name is the tympanic membrane known?
(a) Adam’s apple (b) eardrum (c) diaphragm
15.What is the average weight of the adult heart?
(a) 300 grams (b) 900 grams (c) 2500 grams
16.How many kidneys are in the body?
(a) two (b) three (c) four
17.Normally how much saliva is secreted in 24 hours?
(a) one litre (b) two litres (c) three litres
18.Broca’s area is part of the human brain. What is its function?
(a) balancing (b) hearing (c) speech
19.Three-layered protective covering surrounds the brain and spinal cord. What is its name?
(a) periosteum (b) meninges (c) synovial membrane
20.Where in the body can you find the pectoral muscle?
(a) arm (b) thigh (c) chest
21.Where are the carpal bones in our body?
(a) wrist (b) foot (c) spine
22.AIDS is a viral disease. What do the letters stand for?
(a) Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome (b) Adult immune deficiency syndrome (c) Aberrant immune deficiency syndrome
23.In some healthy individuals the jawbone can occasionally get dislocated. But what is the common name of the disease known as lockjaw?
(a) tinnitus (b) tetanus (c) tenosynovitis
24.What are the names of the cells in the blood?
(a) white cells, red cells and platelets (b) neurones and osteocytes (c) myocytes and monocytes
25.How many chambers are there in the heart? What are they called?
(a) two (b) four (c) three
26.Name the muscle that has three heads. Where can it be found?
(a) pectoralis (b) triceps (c) trapezius
27.Where are the tears produced?
(a) thyroid gland (b) pituitary gland (c) lacrimal gland
28.What is the leaf-like structure that covers the larynx (voice-box) during the swallowing of food and thus prevents the food from entering into the lungs?
(a) thymus gland (b) epiglottis (c) diaphragm
29.What is the name of the pigment that gives the blood its red colour?
(a) melanin (b) haemoglobin (c) bilirubin
30.Is the voice-box (larynx) bigger in males or females?
(a) in females (b) males (c) same in both
31.What is the commonest mineral in the bone?
(a) iron (b) zinc (c) calcium
32.Where in your body is tendoachilles?
(a) at the elbow (b) at the heel (c) at the knee
33.Adrenaline is a hormone. Where in the body is it produced?
(a) pancreas (b) adrenal gland (c) adenoids
34.Windpipe is a common name for what anatomical structure?
(a) trachea (b) larynx (c) oesophagus
35.What metallic element is very essential for the production of haemoglobin of the red blood cells?
(a) calcium (b) iron (c) zinc
36.Normally how many times a minute does a healthy adult breathe?
(a) four times (b) eighteen times (c) thirty times
37.What is the name for the liquid part of the blood?
(a) plasma (b) spinal fluid (c) aqueous humour
38.What is the life span of the red blood cells in the circulating blood?
(a) 120 days (b) 60 days (c) 360 days
39.Which organ mainly destroys and eliminates the old red blood cells?
(a) bones (b) thymus gland (c) spleen
40.How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?
(a) six (b) twelve (c) sixteen
41.What chemical pigment is produced when the old red blood cells die?
(a) melanin (b) pheromone (c) bilirubin
42.What name is given to the nervous system that controls sweating, the secretion of stomach and the intestinal juices, functioning of the heart and lungs?
(a) automatic nervous system (b) autonomic nervous system (c) central nervous system
43.Brain and the spinal cord are always bathed in a fluid. What is the name of the fluid?
(a) serum (b) cerebrospinal fluid (c) synovial fluid
44.What is the normal weight of the liver?
(a) one and a half kilograms (b) ten kilograms (c) one hundred grams
45.What is the name of the gland that is situated on the upper pole of each kidney?
(a) adrenal gland (b) thymus gland (c) pituitary gland
46.How many floating ribs are there?
(a) twelve (b) ten (c) four
47.Where in the body can you see the areola?
(a) on the finger nails (b) on the neck (c) on the breast
48.Humerus is a bone. Where in the body is it situated?
(a) in the thigh (b) in the arm (c) in the foot
49.Where in the body is the cerebrospinal fluid produced?
(a) choroid plexus (b) spleen (c) lymph glands
50.Professional singers are prone to get singer’s nodules. Where do they get these nodules?
(a) in the ears (b) on the vocal cords (c) in the lungs
51.Where are the tarsal bones in the body?
(a) in the foot (b) in the sacrum (c) in the chest
52.Blood vessels have valves in them to prevent the back flow of the blood. Which ones have the valves?
(a) arteries (b) veins (c) capillaries
53.What is the thin covering of the bone that is very sensitive to pain?
(a) osteocyte (b) osteomyelitis (c) periosteum
54.Name the cells in the body that are peculiar in that they can only increase in size but not in their number.
(a) nerve cells and muscle cells (b) epidermal cells (c) epithelial cells
55.What is pleura?
(a) covering membrane of the liver (b) covering membrane of the lungs (c) lining membrane of the stomach
56.What is the normal shape of the red blood cell?
(a) covex (b) spherical (c) biconcave
57.Kidneys filter the blood and purify it by excreting the toxic chemicals into the urine. What is the name of the microscopic structure responsible for this function of the kidney?
(a) neurone (b) nucleon (c) nephron
58.What is the name of the cell that gives the colour to the skin and the eyes?
(a) melanocyte (b) myocyte (c) monocyte
59.How many chromosomes are in a somatic cell?
(a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 12
60.What are the four main groups of blood?
(a) A, B, AB and O (b) A, B, C and O (c) A, B, C and D
61.How many coronary arteries are in the heart?
(a) seven (b) six (c) two
62.Umbilical cord connects the baby in the womb to the mother. The cord is made up of arteries and v